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that's burma. >> what role to the computers play in the current election system? is it good or not so good? >> computers are a tool so i think they can be great and they can also cause problems. with people like michael berman they can do more than ever. they have much more data, they can map things much more easily before people used to guess and estimate about the census and where people lived and taking the data from the list and putting it on a map and that kind of thing. now politicians are much more efficient in terms of drawing maps and so on the one hand, it in powers politicians and on the other hand, people can actually draw their own maps. there's a technology democratizing of this tree certain extent. many countries in the world have the registration modernization that means that the government register's people we and you don't have to turn in a paper form and it's not on the individual and because it is automatic more people registered and more people in the boating said it can be a good of increasing access or it can be bad in terms of manipulating
that's burma. >> what role to the computers play in the current election system? is it good or not so good? >> computers are a tool so i think they can be great and they can also cause problems. with people like michael berman they can do more than ever. they have much more data, they can map things much more easily before people used to guess and estimate about the census and where people lived and taking the data from the list and putting it on a map and that kind of thing. now...
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it is of course, in the spirit of the expected national, regional, and state elections we are preparing for. it is also a reminder of the importance of our civic duty and all the different departments we have created. public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be well-represented on everything we do because that is what makes our city great. it is that the verse you point coming together to focus -- it is that diverse viewpoint coming together to focus and figure out with the public what it is that we should do, that it is time well, well thought out, and what we need to do to show the rest of the country that this city can work itself out of the economic doldrums and into presenting hope and economic opportunity for everybody, no matter their backgrounds. we also reflect our regional values in this city in many different ways. we want to continue selecting people who
it is of course, in the spirit of the expected national, regional, and state elections we are preparing for. it is also a reminder of the importance of our civic duty and all the different departments we have created. public engagement is extremely important to the way we run government in san francisco. it has always been about public engagement. we need the last bodies come a different viewpoints, different economic classics -- classes, ethnicities, and regions of the city to be...
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that would have come before the election. conveniently department of labor says you don't have to send out those notices. today we found that the administration said that those same contractors guy if you don't send out a notice and get sued we will pay all legal costs. now the taxpayer is going to be on the hook for the compensation and legal costs because everyone will see knowing that the money is there. lori: so, with reference to the fiscal cliff, it could tip the u.s. and possibly the global economy into recession. we know what's going on in your. at the very least it would be likely to have the rate of global growth in 2013. what you think will happen after the birth? >> it would be irresponsible if not immoral to not fix the fiscal cliff. the tax increases are foreign $40 billion. think of this is taking all the regulations that have been issued and then hitting them in one big fell swoop on january 1st. there is no way we can avoid a recession. the congress has to come back and the president has to take some leave an
that would have come before the election. conveniently department of labor says you don't have to send out those notices. today we found that the administration said that those same contractors guy if you don't send out a notice and get sued we will pay all legal costs. now the taxpayer is going to be on the hook for the compensation and legal costs because everyone will see knowing that the money is there. lori: so, with reference to the fiscal cliff, it could tip the u.s. and possibly the...
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. 4 days before the election. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> there are questions abou those new jonumbers ansome pele haveven suggested conspira theies. jothan karlpent the day tracking down the pple who crch the unemployment numbers. >> as soon as the new 7. 8% unemployment rate announced limbaugh and other conservative said the white house had cooked the book. even jack welch the former ceo of ge accused the president of change the numbers on twitter. >> i tell you these numbers don't smell right when you think about where the economy is right now. >>reporter: labor department called the allegations ludicrous. we went directly to the place where it's all done. this vast government building couple miles from the white house houses labor department bureau of labor statistics. bls has been tabulang the monthlunemployment rate for re tn years. al based on survey conducted in person over the phone of 60,000 households every month. here is where the numbers get crunched. amid the sea of high wall cubicle inside each
. 4 days before the election. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> there are questions abou those new jonumbers ansome pele haveven suggested conspira theies. jothan karlpent the day tracking down the pple who crch the unemployment numbers. >> as soon as the new 7. 8% unemployment rate announced limbaugh and other conservative said the white house had cooked the book. even jack welch the former ceo of ge accused the president of change the numbers on twitter. >> i tell you...
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there will be one more report before election day. there are october numbers due out four days before the election. >> and there is more than 550 jobs will be available at the next job journal hire event in emeryville from noon until 4:00 wednesday. there is a after reaching a high, dow finished with a modest gain of 34 points. there is apple down $14 because of a supply problem. and joe lockheart stepped down as head of global communications at facebook. the latest executive to leave since facebook went public. >> opponents of prop 37 have been forced to reshoot one of their television ads. he's a researcher at hoover institute in sanford there. is a policy prohibiting using stanford's name or political purposes and the school insisted they reshoot the commercial without stanford's buildings in the background. if this passes it would require labeling of genetically engineered food. >> a fatal case of rain ease in the east bay. >>> a warning. a 34-year-old man died of rabies, it happened after he was bitten by a bat. he began experien
there will be one more report before election day. there are october numbers due out four days before the election. >> and there is more than 550 jobs will be available at the next job journal hire event in emeryville from noon until 4:00 wednesday. there is a after reaching a high, dow finished with a modest gain of 34 points. there is apple down $14 because of a supply problem. and joe lockheart stepped down as head of global communications at facebook. the latest executive to leave...
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even though we disagree, i think it was really important to have the point of view of the 57 other elected d.a.'s in the state. i think it's important to understand in our dialogue so marty, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> marty is someone i respect a great deal and he has been involved in public safety for a number of years and doing very momably serving the l.a. city attorney as well as his current position. actually, for me this has been a journey, it's not like a light switch went on yesterday. i have been involved in public safety for about 30 years. i have seen the war on drugs from the ground up. i have seen it as a police officer, young police officer walking, foot beat in south central and east l.a. i saw the revolving door, the impact that that revolving door was having in many communities and as i rose through the ranks, i began to take a different look at the way we dealt with crime and the way we dealt with public safety and as i evolved throughout the years, i came to the conclusion that what we had been doing with the war on drugs was leading us in the wrong direc
even though we disagree, i think it was really important to have the point of view of the 57 other elected d.a.'s in the state. i think it's important to understand in our dialogue so marty, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> marty is someone i respect a great deal and he has been involved in public safety for a number of years and doing very momably serving the l.a. city attorney as well as his current position. actually, for me this has been a journey, it's not like a...
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to be precise democrats almost never win close elections. and the trick therefore is to see to it that a race is or looks close improving the election process in this digital age doesn't appear to be on anyone's agenda including barack obama's our president who won't talk ever about election fraud and denies that it has ever happened in when you know members of his own party have been the victims of it and while the number of reported flaws grows with each passing election over the past decade since two thousand when i think congress was pretending to want to make things better what has happened is things have gotten much much worse it appears stealing an election in the us maybe a candidates certain way to secure and when it's easy as one two three in this digital age of smartphones tablets and satellite navigation systems american voters will head to the polls this november to cast their ballots using antiquated and unreliable voting machines machines that will ultimately determine who will lead this nation in much need of its own repairs
to be precise democrats almost never win close elections. and the trick therefore is to see to it that a race is or looks close improving the election process in this digital age doesn't appear to be on anyone's agenda including barack obama's our president who won't talk ever about election fraud and denies that it has ever happened in when you know members of his own party have been the victims of it and while the number of reported flaws grows with each passing election over the past decade...
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today's new citizens able to register in time for the upcoming presidential election. congratulations to them. >> and governor has sign aid new bill designed to help rescued animals keeping them alive as investigators investigate neglect and hoarding cases. before that law they may have been put down to free up space in sqlerlts and the bill will speed up the investigation process. >> there is crews out fogging in brentwood to prevent the spread of west nile virus in an area that is boarded there on the map this, is just after confran confirmed its first human case since 2005. and there are officials believe he was infected in the city or another bay area county. >> there is another native drawing crowds in oakland it's not the waters drn s sh -- warriors star this, is a little guy he just left his mother's house. so cute. is positioned in the wild australia exhibit going to have up to three and a half acres to roam. >> that would be bad. >> and jaim is joey. joey the joey. >> and let's talk about the weather. >> and there is weather going to be wonderful for joey the
today's new citizens able to register in time for the upcoming presidential election. congratulations to them. >> and governor has sign aid new bill designed to help rescued animals keeping them alive as investigators investigate neglect and hoarding cases. before that law they may have been put down to free up space in sqlerlts and the bill will speed up the investigation process. >> there is crews out fogging in brentwood to prevent the spread of west nile virus in an area that is...
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the data shows a shift in the ethnic many of the nation's population and with the presidential election around the corner the latino is one that will make a difference. >> it's official the complexion of america is changing the for the first time more the half the nation's babies were minorities. new estimates show that 50.4% of children were black, hispanic or asian-american or other minority groups. in 1990 it was just 37%. it's a significant landmark that they say is not very surprising. >> we have seen this trend heading in that direction over the last decade. >> minorities make up 30% of the u.s. population and that figure continues to rise. already four states in the district of column i don't have minority population that exceed 50%. >> hispanics are the faster minority population. they increase 3.1% between april 2010 and july 1011 and now at 50 million. >> this is a watershed moment. >> the shifting demographics are having a major implication on politics. both campaigns are stepping up to reach voters. >> then we know that we are population is growing we have an opportunity to
the data shows a shift in the ethnic many of the nation's population and with the presidential election around the corner the latino is one that will make a difference. >> it's official the complexion of america is changing the for the first time more the half the nation's babies were minorities. new estimates show that 50.4% of children were black, hispanic or asian-american or other minority groups. in 1990 it was just 37%. it's a significant landmark that they say is not very...
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and i welcome the election. it will give me a little bit of a breather. >> as vice president, if the president is not around, has to assume the duties. >> yes, ma'am. any other thoughts or comments. this is not an action item that will come back to us. >> i can't find words you can't serve more than one term. >> rule number six. >> here we have a com for four- terms. it's conceivable that either one of three could be in line to be vice president or president again. but if they serve in that capacity, then who do we go to? noreen? no. it says consecutive. >> okay. okay. all right. i misunderstood. >> all right. >> and there have been commissioners -- how many times have you served as president of the commission? >> um, i have served four times and each time it's been sort of unusual. like i served for a year and a half because something was wrong or somebody went off the commission. it's just the way it is. but as if we keep on succession and the three of us that have been reappointed perhaps, we would be in succ
and i welcome the election. it will give me a little bit of a breather. >> as vice president, if the president is not around, has to assume the duties. >> yes, ma'am. any other thoughts or comments. this is not an action item that will come back to us. >> i can't find words you can't serve more than one term. >> rule number six. >> here we have a com for four- terms. it's conceivable that either one of three could be in line to be vice president or president again....
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it's not a particularly difficult election to win and and frankly you often end up with people who aren't you know the ground it is still the most financially adept in this case i think you have a group of people in that school board who are a mixture of people some of them are very very smart and think that this is a good gamble to take and others are perhaps not as sophisticated when it comes to finances the candidates are that is that these guys are supposed to have stuff right they're supposed to have financial staff who are very adept at dealing with finances and the difficulty is when the politics and the stuff clash so you have there is you have a school board that promised voters when dot going to increase your taxes and that was a political promise and they then went to the finance people said how do we do this how do we borrow money without increasing taxes the financial people when it got consultants put together a deal where exactly that can happen the problem is that any way you can borrow money without raising taxes is if you leverage out the future and you essentially plays
it's not a particularly difficult election to win and and frankly you often end up with people who aren't you know the ground it is still the most financially adept in this case i think you have a group of people in that school board who are a mixture of people some of them are very very smart and think that this is a good gamble to take and others are perhaps not as sophisticated when it comes to finances the candidates are that is that these guys are supposed to have stuff right they're...
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so, i think we can't forget why he was elected in the first place. he was elected in the first place because there wasn't any other candidate that was running that would care for the people of color that are in the jails better than ross could. and that still hasn't changed. those people are still in the jails and they still need the help of somebody like ross mirkarimi to try to give them a chance at redemption. and we hear that a lot, redemption. i'm a firm believer in redemption. i think for a minor incident for somebody to be taken permanently away is wrong no matter who it is. i defended three employees -- and this seems to be a pattern with the mayor -- at the hospital. you don't hear about these employees because they're not ross mirkarimi. they're not public workers. but they're reaching back into people's histories, people that have worked five, 10 years with no problem on the job, and trying to fire them now. so, this is not just a one-time thing. that's why to me this is a labor issue. because if they can get away with it with ross mirkari
so, i think we can't forget why he was elected in the first place. he was elected in the first place because there wasn't any other candidate that was running that would care for the people of color that are in the jails better than ross could. and that still hasn't changed. those people are still in the jails and they still need the help of somebody like ross mirkarimi to try to give them a chance at redemption. and we hear that a lot, redemption. i'm a firm believer in redemption. i think for...
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. >> don't you -- on some level don't you think -- i know if you're hillary clinton had been elected president i know that no where would anybody feel it was necessary to give women -- to make women part of affirmative action any more. don't you think if the country has elected an african american president that you can say on some level that, yeah, still exists but certainly not at the level wilt was when affirmative action was started. >> you know a way that you can argue just because -- i celebrate president barack obama's election to president but that doesn't mean we fought all the problems, that inclusion and diversity we have lot of work to do. i think that we have to set about doing that work, we need to improve k-12 education and close thoseducation gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and univ
. >> don't you -- on some level don't you think -- i know if you're hillary clinton had been elected president i know that no where would anybody feel it was necessary to give women -- to make women part of affirmative action any more. don't you think if the country has elected an african american president that you can say on some level that, yeah, still exists but certainly not at the level wilt was when affirmative action was started. >> you know a way that you can argue just...
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and which non-citizen residents should be allowed to vote in those elections? >> the harsh reality is that so many non-citizens still have children in our public schools here in san francisco, throughout the state of california and throughout the united states. as all of you undoubtedly know. with that being said, it's vitally important that those parents still have a say in the education of their children. i would certainly support and promote voting by those parents in school board elections in san francisco. by implication own a community college election would fit in that rubric, to support college advancement to people who have traditionally been put at the margins of our society. in those two elections, i think, are the most fundamental in the sense that they go to the root of advancement in this country and the obtaining of the american dream. so the school board and community college board i would certainly support that. >> thank you, miss olague. >> i don't think there is much to add to that. i know a couple of years ago there was a ballot measure that
and which non-citizen residents should be allowed to vote in those elections? >> the harsh reality is that so many non-citizens still have children in our public schools here in san francisco, throughout the state of california and throughout the united states. as all of you undoubtedly know. with that being said, it's vitally important that those parents still have a say in the education of their children. i would certainly support and promote voting by those parents in school board...
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. >>> the women are obviously kinda unusual if this election. if they're more interested in men and issues affecting their pocketbook. >>> to your daughter welcome to america. your share of the debt is over $50,000. >>> a recent poll shows that 51 percent of men favor mitt romney and 54 percent favor president obama. >>> the person that does not know whether next dollars and come from >>> i'm looking for to debates. i'm hopeful that >>> health care is the most important issue. the be listening when the kennedy space to face for the first time. >>> today was another spare the air date in the bay area. the air to be unhealthy for the second day in a row. people are asked to reduce their driving tour of the day anaphoric outdoor activities in the house part of the afternoon. this coincides with the heat wave or have more on the warm-up. let's look at the weather. >>> we should the numbers on the cool side. it's only in the mid '40's as a cosign remains will be about 70 degrees. with the full forecast of a few minutes. >>> a fire that heavily damage
. >>> the women are obviously kinda unusual if this election. if they're more interested in men and issues affecting their pocketbook. >>> to your daughter welcome to america. your share of the debt is over $50,000. >>> a recent poll shows that 51 percent of men favor mitt romney and 54 percent favor president obama. >>> the person that does not know whether next dollars and come from >>> i'm looking for to debates. i'm hopeful that >>>...
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. >> we'll win this election again. >> reporter: it was the last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's been practicing since june. paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> but apparently not everyone got the memo. >> for thursday morning you are all going to be scratching your heads and saying wow we have a barn burner. >> wednesday's debate will center on domestic issues including the economy. romney is focused on foreign policy and slamming the president over his handling of the events in the middle east. romney said the president has shown weakness in the middle east. heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. the president is looking forward to debating foreign policy with mitt romney. >> this president promised a few things. he'd end the iraq war. he did. >> said to be planning a major f
. >> we'll win this election again. >> reporter: it was the last scheduled appearance before the first presidential debate on wednesday. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> romney fit in another rehearsal after church in boston on sunday. he's been practicing since june. paul ryan says this will not be a defining moment. >> i don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign. >> but apparently not everyone got the memo....
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. >> funny that the prices are going up with the election four weeks away. i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: analysts say it stem from his supply problems, refine era is still producing at reduced capacity. gasoline inventories have been at the lowest in more than ten years. drivers say they feel powerless. >> as a consumer, you know, you hope the price you pay is based on the market driven mechanism rather than somebody trying to jackup the price. >> there is a lot of reserves around. i don't know why they continue do this. blaming it on production and shut down refineries and problem with the gas lines. >> reporter: analysts say this price hike isn't normal. usually prices go down after labor day because gas stations switch to less expensive gas than what is used during summer. >> this is a short term trend. gas prices are going up because of specific issues. until the issues are resolved within refineries we still do not know for how long we will continue to see increase. >> reporter: gas station owners are in los angeles have shut down pumps rat
. >> funny that the prices are going up with the election four weeks away. i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: analysts say it stem from his supply problems, refine era is still producing at reduced capacity. gasoline inventories have been at the lowest in more than ten years. drivers say they feel powerless. >> as a consumer, you know, you hope the price you pay is based on the market driven mechanism rather than somebody trying to jackup the price. >> there is a...
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i just want to let you know that in my opinion district seven needs a progressive in this upcoming election i believe i'm that person. i came in second in 2008. i am the only candidate up here that ran in 2008. garnered 19% of the vote and i came in second, and i believe that we need to make our city affordable again for working people, the middle class people. it's not an affordable place to live anymore for most working people so that is something i will work on. and i will oppose major land use development because i believe it's a threat to the preservation of our neighborhoods. it's gentifies our city and it makes it basically a hostile place to live in my opinion especially living out in park merced so if you have a progressive on november 6 vote for me. thank you. >> thank you. ms. gavin. >> i am lynn gavin and i'm a pastor and like so many women there are multiple things that i do and we multi-task and kind of boring even though we didn't term that world. i am running because of the corruption and malfeasance at city hall. i got involved and i was angry they didn't disclose to me the
i just want to let you know that in my opinion district seven needs a progressive in this upcoming election i believe i'm that person. i came in second in 2008. i am the only candidate up here that ran in 2008. garnered 19% of the vote and i came in second, and i believe that we need to make our city affordable again for working people, the middle class people. it's not an affordable place to live anymore for most working people so that is something i will work on. and i will oppose major land...
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. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. l
. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they...
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failure to vote can make or break an election. if you don't think that's true why do you think a little man [ censor bleep ] florida? >> jennifer: who can for get that video? well, sarah silverman and her pals are at it again in 2012 and they have enlisted the help of some very high profile friends. take a look. >> millionaires just declared war, on schools, the environment, unions fair pay, we're all on our own if mitt romney is elected. i strongly suggest that you wake the [ censor bleep ] up. >> jennifer: so now let's get to one of the brains behind the great shlep and wake the bleep up. thank you for being here? >> thank you for having me. >> how did you get involved in this project? >> i had been active like many young people in 2008. i canvassed for obama, phone banked -- >> jennifer: where? >> at the university of michigan, go blue. >> jennifer: go blue. carry on. >> yeah. and in 2008 when obama won, i think a lot of people felt that change had already been won, when it was really just the beginning. and 2010 we kind of got
failure to vote can make or break an election. if you don't think that's true why do you think a little man [ censor bleep ] florida? >> jennifer: who can for get that video? well, sarah silverman and her pals are at it again in 2012 and they have enlisted the help of some very high profile friends. take a look. >> millionaires just declared war, on schools, the environment, unions fair pay, we're all on our own if mitt romney is elected. i strongly suggest that you wake the [...
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he just lost his election yesterday. cliff stearns from florida, even though you can tell this by looking, i spent time in the house jim and talk to members and a lot of them are very frustrated by the pressure, you know, not to cooperate, not to be collegial and some of them lose their careers. so we have got to create support. we've got to change the incentive system and support those people who are willing to say we're one country, let's find a way to work together. >> l. tucker, i worked in the white house counsel's office during the making of this tradition. there is a lot of merida much you have to say it pours, but i don't know how you change the system. you know, the parties -- anyone can create a party. ross perot had his party, but he didn't have enough interest in him to get elected. and so, at first you have to have someone is that's going to create enough interest to rival the democrat and republican party. and i don't see that happening. that's going to take a lot of money, and a lot of organization and an
he just lost his election yesterday. cliff stearns from florida, even though you can tell this by looking, i spent time in the house jim and talk to members and a lot of them are very frustrated by the pressure, you know, not to cooperate, not to be collegial and some of them lose their careers. so we have got to create support. we've got to change the incentive system and support those people who are willing to say we're one country, let's find a way to work together. >> l. tucker, i...
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. >> i am the president elect of the bar association. we're very proud to co-sponsor the justice of it. on behalf of the 8000 members, and all of those who -- dedicate their careers -- we are very fortunate to have his leadership with top-notch legal representation. for those who were charged each year who are innocent. an important part of the mission is providing equal access to justice. this is shared by his office and all the public defenders. we're proud of the conflict panel that he described, and we also provide the top-notch representation in matters that his office cannot handle. we applaud you for what you do and for those of you who could not make it, thank you very much. this year's public defender simon will be an interesting day, full of cutting edge issues. gang violence and brain science and crime, these are issues at the forefront and deserve all of our attention. this is a greatat>> your going p with me because i liked to wander around and see faces. you have learned more about me that a lot of people know. for the last
. >> i am the president elect of the bar association. we're very proud to co-sponsor the justice of it. on behalf of the 8000 members, and all of those who -- dedicate their careers -- we are very fortunate to have his leadership with top-notch legal representation. for those who were charged each year who are innocent. an important part of the mission is providing equal access to justice. this is shared by his office and all the public defenders. we're proud of the conflict panel that he...
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supervisor chu was elected to the board of supervisors in 2008 and reelected in 2010. we will get to know her and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. let's start by talking about your background -- where you grew up, what kinds of jobs you have work. supervisor chu: my parents immigrated to the united states about 30 years ago, and i would say that is probably the most formative part of my background. growing up in an immigrant family, you learn many things. my parents raised me in southern california, and i grew up in the restaurant business. they had a small restaurant at the time, and i was there every weekend, working -- well, not working, eating. having a fried egg roll, wanton, something good. it taught me the value of working hard and what it meant to be part of a small business, a small business -- a small business, small family, and an immigrant family at that. really being impacted by the los angeles riots, when that occurred, put me on the path toward public policy and understanding what it meant to
supervisor chu was elected to the board of supervisors in 2008 and reelected in 2010. we will get to know her and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. let's start by talking about your background -- where you grew up, what kinds of jobs you have work. supervisor chu: my parents immigrated to the united states about 30 years ago, and i would say that is probably the most formative part of my background. growing up in an immigrant family,...
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i would like to recognize the department heads and elected officials. i know i've seen some of you here. thank you for coming out to support the fund workover our city employees. it is a privilege to me in particular to be here because i have had the opportunity for the last several years to be on the selection committee for the good government awards. it is really a treat. as a human-resources director, i get a lot of bad news. some of that gets in the newspaper. with all due respect to our brethren in the press, it's always a good story to write about bad behavior that may happen in a city department or that a public employee may have engaged in. we are the largest employer in san francisco. it is only natural as some of that bad behavior may fall on our doorsteps. it is refreshing to see some of the wonderful work people are doing, who really personify the ethos of san francisco. i want to celebrate that. on behalf of the mayor, thank you. please do your part to extend your appreciation to those people. it was a very difficult process. the community
i would like to recognize the department heads and elected officials. i know i've seen some of you here. thank you for coming out to support the fund workover our city employees. it is a privilege to me in particular to be here because i have had the opportunity for the last several years to be on the selection committee for the good government awards. it is really a treat. as a human-resources director, i get a lot of bad news. some of that gets in the newspaper. with all due respect to our...
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well, it's hard to get excited sometimes about the presidential election here in california, where sort of feels like a foregone conclusion how the golden state is going to go. but this state is home to 11 house districts that are considered either competitive or close to competitive. and that's in the -- in the scheme of the democrats needing 25 seats if they're going to retake the house of representatives and perhaps reinstall nancy pelosi as speaker of the house. and some of those races are right here in northern california. you've got one of the very closest races in the state, actually, is where incumbent republican dan lundgren is being taken on for the second time but ami barra, the physician from elk grove. and the voter registration has changed in that district, due to redistricting and some very intensive voter registration drive on behalf of the democrats. they actually have a one percentage point lead in voter registration, which means that it is neck and neck, very close. there's been a lot of money dumped into this and other races by outside interests all over the country,
well, it's hard to get excited sometimes about the presidential election here in california, where sort of feels like a foregone conclusion how the golden state is going to go. but this state is home to 11 house districts that are considered either competitive or close to competitive. and that's in the -- in the scheme of the democrats needing 25 seats if they're going to retake the house of representatives and perhaps reinstall nancy pelosi as speaker of the house. and some of those races are...
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this district election is really important. i am proud to be here. this is a great organization. we have nine candidates and hello everyone. it's a pleasure to see everyone in the beginning and hopefully they remember me later. the way it will work is the candidates will have one minute that you submitted. i have four questions to start with, plus the league will have their own questions and we invite you to get your questions and someone will get them. the questions have been submitted on the leauge of women voters website and every candidate is going to answer every question, so now we have time keepers. our time keepers, our lovely time keepers are out in front here and they will hold up a yellow card to signify to the candidates have third seconds remaining and a red card when it's time to stop and we ask that everyone be respectful,y -- no booing and no hissing and we want to stay on the time line and you have important decisions to make on november 6 so this will give you an opportunity to have your candidates heard. all right. so we're going to begin -- it's alphabetical o
this district election is really important. i am proud to be here. this is a great organization. we have nine candidates and hello everyone. it's a pleasure to see everyone in the beginning and hopefully they remember me later. the way it will work is the candidates will have one minute that you submitted. i have four questions to start with, plus the league will have their own questions and we invite you to get your questions and someone will get them. the questions have been submitted on the...